Compote on Stand

Here’s a lidded compote on a separate stand, perfect for parties.  It was thrown at the wheel, and decorated with stamps and carving at soft leather-hard stage.  14″ Tall, $250.00.  This piece is available.

Still Makin’ Pots – Goblets Today….

Thanks to all of you who have encouraged me to post process and work on my Insomnia Pottery blog.  It’s been a long since my last post, but I continue to receive emails from potters who have found it useful.

Building a New Teapot Form…

I’ve been thinking about handbuilding some new teapot forms for my summer shows. I like to apply patterns to my clay while it’s flat and helpless… much easier than individually incising whole pots. I also think that teapot users like

Deteriorating Salt Kiln Requires Rebuilding….

I’ve fired my salt kiln 77 times in the past five years. I thought in the early years that I might get 100 firings, but the condition of the kiln is beginning to concern me and it’s clear that it’s

Knobs, Continued…..

Here’s a nice little trim chuck for trimming the knobs I made the other day. It has a broad surface to support the knobs, and adhere to them while they are trimmed. It will make a pleasing small vase after

Making a Handbuilt Spout

First, a template is used to cut conditioned clay into a conic spout-shaped form. The clay is softer than what I use for most handbuilding – this will permit the spout to be curved without any cracking of the clay.